I THE- AMERICAN, li Set ffW&MMJ w. ti8 A f tlt t ump I It tM' tuvt riif, my -.mt-.t nil, Ami Imtiiult nn ii tiiljf Which Mi ts pnv. fcVr tlu-ti s Hiih!im like tr'1 pnii To emtoini't ln-it fil ynititf, AnA thr mo Ik jp.mit thai t'ltitTH UH Nn eltif bm lt mmtj. Ami UtniiRh utir ti mil nf tuno, Ollf Vlltl'I'll l:lk nm! to, V Mill run ultitt llh smiling Itcftrtl The iniitf i( Umih .!. Anil limit tutu em-h nOier'n eyr-s And nw n lli'i-lfil tltero Hut nhil nf wliitl mtitt k wrrtt, Hum lutil llilnheil nnr hsvlr Ait'l luiiitinl iipnii mir hum tin) litis Thitt tell ol liitrJltl hot-lie. Am- stricken. Killl " if h m urn yottnf WVil lii'tlrr slim tlmii niiiiirn. Tin" solum we mmu In tlioit iliirU 1 y, When tun-sweet ihrwiiKlHMir land, A ri mill iin- swis-tcsi to nnr ritrii- Wo Sling thrill himil ill hiitlil. VVr miTl us brother mi'rl, The He tlmt hllnl lis Ktrmiiti-r KrW An j-eiim on restlrs wins Mil by And lilani'ho our lucks with snow, Vitimnl tlio rluht In war's durlt night, To ulaml In touch to-tlity And vlitnp each oilier' liitml Mid ding Our BiniK tvhtlo yet w niny, For life's Iiiiik Itnm'll Is lii'itr Us cntll Wo'rti wi'iiry of Urn tnunpi Shalw ImiiilM, olil ciiniritilci, unco fttfiiln, We'll nil soon bo In oiunp. Conn-nil Cokhwi'II' Stiiti-mi'iit Vorlflnd. Michael Miigulro, Company II., Thirty-ninth N. J., 7:J0 Smith Klglilh etreot, Kunan City, Kan., suy that Comrade Cogswell, Kloveiith N. II., Ih quite right when ho soys iho Thirty ninth N.J. did not btU)iiy In tho Hoontid brigade, oeond division, Ninth corps, but It dlil bolotiir to tint Plrst brigade of that division and corps. If Comrade Cogswell wnsiin ollleei- on (Inn. (Irlflln'n atuff, hti oulit to hnovv what rcjjlmi'nt Ot-ciiploil Fort DavU In thu winter of 18U J iind until tho inonilnif of thn evim uallon of rtitefMltiirtf, Tho t'oinmdn alw Mild that tho Twenty fifth and Twenty-Hi'venth N. .1. oulvary went tint only Now Jersey troopn attached 1o tint Ninth iorpn. Thl shown a wonderful want of hnow ludiro In a stiilT ollli'er hut tho writer lian meoii many falno HtiiteincntH which lie know to bo cntlrtdy dlH'orcnt. No also bollevoN thU dUputo wax canned by H ooitirado of Company V, who wild that tho Thirty-ninth wiin In tho Second brltfiido, ami ithoukl liuvo known that the regiment wan In the First brlado, Tho Thirty-ninth N. .1. win In Fort Muhoiw, mill Company II lostCapt, Har rison, Lieut, Nasun, boxldcs several oth M, killed and wounded In tho Fort, and fiorjrt. Kohoo foil wonndtid In tho trenches beneath tint fort between 0 and 10 o'clock a, in,, April 3, lnilfl, nnd lay tliore suffcrlinr until 1) o'clock fit nlffht, whon tho wrltor wont out under ft heavy rebel lire anil curried lilin to Fort liavls, i-ImUI nur his own life to save ilm.Natlonal Trllnino, Alm of Ciilfurin soil I !. National (InardNincn In Illinois nro bocomlntf nrousod to tho abttso of tho uniform, Tho latest order that has at tracted tho Attention of tint ffiiardNinnn Istlio ndoplloii of a "uniform runic" by ea-opctrutlvo lusiiriuuto company, Tho JioimI iiifcnt ftipoars with tho rank of major tfonoriil, In mil form dowdy ro .Miuhlinif that of tho National (luard, lUiildlnif nnd loan associations liavo also cfono Into tho "uniform rank" business, ' In Now York tho law puts chock on such imhocomlutf displays, Tho codo provides pctniltlos for a person not It inninhcr of tho National (luard who hall wear any uniform or designation of rtimIo similar to that in nso by tho National (luard, A similar law should bo enacted In every Kioto In tho Union, Tho prne llco of iiifniits nnd drummers olothlnit tliomM'lvi'H In tho uniforms of tho gen eral ofllcers of tho (liianl Is calculated to brlncf tho houorablo sorvlno of tho soldier Into contempt, nnd It should not bo tolerated. Another nnbocom Uig display should rocelvo prompt ro Montiuent from the Uriind Army nnd National (iiiMid; No firm should ho al lowed to print a sln of Its hulons on tho Hatf of tho United States, Ono nowspaper In this city hoists thn flsjj on All proper occasions, but parallel with tho stripes of tho lla Is tho niimo of tho paper, In Now Orleans (Ion, Hutlor IhniioiI an order forMdilliitf liny no to plaeo aslifii on tho lla. To say the leitht,, It, In unpatriotic! and v n 1 tP. Western Soldier, I'minlon Ilia I'rlaiinor of Witp, I), Havens, Ileuteniuit Company A,, Klur1iiy-flft.il, III,, I'ostmnstor, Ma til to, III,, wasoaptiirod at I'euch Troo Creek, July 1!, lNdl, whllo maklntf ft cluirtfo, fttid was n prisoner movoii months nnd twolvo days. No was also wounded at tho bnttlo of 1'crryvillo, Oct, H, IA!( end was never absent from his regiment except tho two days whllo mifferliijf from wounds end whllo ho was In prison, Tho bill for tho relief of prisoners of war has boeu before Conjrress for tho lust. twenty flvo years, and If Justice is to lm doiio It should puss I tho present session. Tho measure Is But a political one In any sense, and ro llcf sliniiH )u tflvon to those rho suf fered In those hell holes of the South, where they were stnrvod end exposed . to tho elements, until thousands died ynA many ro now unable to mini a t. The wrltur ww au olllcvr brought stj t hn hf w iiim.i v st.tV Mirt 'I'.-l Ut Worn be w k ..( it Win l h H Hie AriUe, H t W I .., IM te(ie 1it, 1 W. lf Vm )!n.bxtnd I i. i'HtleetsttU. H .v. KHstitmn, TbH'Uit.bntts itltf, et IHing, be tili like .i tn thrw. ii, It. . It-sm l4 lien. II. toy A. lUmum dl.st f i. Se? tk, l$e J. title JstntiSlr, ltto'bij, (ttteif, on rpK H, lv A fit r iH-tn re.Ui fct ftot Ute St t (t.-ti- Ittnlilttlo be litoto n tttlor In Ibe tx-hi 1bi ttm In ' end nt tt ft rwstd be Ki!titiii't) lotbo t.r, hr bei-Hii war out be Juiinsl he I t t-lfth N. ttrj oik e pHt sl. Ho Hkrht'lt'dtitain j o! llie tittttney, itieii w tttttitt,i' tnl fM'rvlee fotiipttttv I tot Mey 1.1. Irt. Nis ttien wt'iv nitdi-r Wre ttt-t st lllmUbor.t's lord, itl .Inly 11 The TwtdMt bittke el tbsl limp, but Cepi, Itentttttts ('oiiiitiiuv rctttiilnt'd In line toil II foi ittully ttrdi-ivd bnok He bcennte ntejur In Vbher, He n Irndly wottitdcil el Mnlvevn Hill etid left till lite Held for tleail, bill early III ' IsilS Kittv bint fnltiitil of the One Hundred end Forty-Ninth New York, An abscess ivstililnu from his wound j compelled bin lellivnuMt. but he, whs ntfiiin on the Ihld at tiettys burp, ami wits Winiiidcd nt Lookout J Mmiutitln. No tvits a third tiuio woiitided on Slicrniiin's march to the sen, He was breVetted miijur croneral i In March, lsii.1, and tn isnn lesiucd. He bold many politic ollh es In Now j York Slate, and the last yours of hlsi life priit'tleod law In the metropolis, i tlen. Ilitrntiin whs twice married. Three' boiis survive him -Morgan K, Itnriiiiui, j Malvern Hill Harmiin, n lieutenant in the Fifth L'n I ted States cavalry, and ' liny Jlarnuni. IHIIcM I'l'iiitt Cut, I'll!. L. Marvll, Sixth Michigan (1st 11. A.), I'arkvllte, Mich., snys tlie list iiven Inn' recent Issue of the forty-live regiments t which sustained the loss of yon men or more Isvntfiio mid iiulllTcrent, ns well as ' Incorrect as far ns the Michigan reifl-' iiientsiirecoiiccrui'd. Ho thinks tho man lier In which thn question was answered , would leave one to Infer that only those reiflments were mentioned wlio had 31)0 or more hilled oiitrlirlit in action, saying nolliiiiH' of those who (lied of wounds received In action and of disease, lb thinks that Fox's Kctfl mental Losses, from which the report was obtained, would load ono to suppose that the killed and died of wounds In uc1.lt, n and of disease would bo Included, making throe claiscs, According to tint report ' of tho AdJiitnnWIeiieral of Michigan, not a sluiflo Infantry regiment lost 0(J killed otilrl((ht, nnd iiccordluir to tint siiiiio iiiithorlty only four regiments of Infiinlry lost Wt) or more killed or died j of wounds reeelvcd In action. The Fifth Michigan lost 151 killed. HI tiled of wounds re udved In actloii; a total I of m, and not sm.'l, iin stated. The Llith MIchlKan lost l id killed and 07 dlciUif wounds received In action; a total of !.'07, and not3!,';i, fiNirlvon. The1 Sixteenth Michigan lost Km killed and , fill died of wounds rocrdved In nctloiij ' maklnif .Ifi, and not V 1 7, ns Iven, The Twenty-seventh Mlidiltriin had 11!7 killed and HO died of wounds received j In action: a total of 311, nnd not S'.lfi, an stated In the table, Nothing is said about where Fifr (rets his Information, There were over twenty-six Michigan regiments ( hut show a loss of over XOO . in killed, died of wounds end illsemio, The writer says that If wo are making a history, it Is time to call a halt In tills matter of (f ucs work, Sllll ('Rfliirliif Ihn llnlltiry, T, f. Lucy, Corporal, (!ompany II, Nluctcomlu Illinois, Until, III., thlnkl Comrade Fnul Is very mucli mistaken when ho suys that there were tin volun teer regiment In tint Regular Ilrlgada at the time of the capture of the bat tery after the fight at Missionary Jlldire, Klntf's llrlifinlo was composed of the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, Mlghteentli ' nnd Nineteenth Illinois, This hrlgadu was thus composed at tho reorgnul.a. Hon of t lie army after the battle ol Clilokauiaiiga, The volunteer regi ments were taken from Stanley's llri gndo, of Ncgley's Division, and re mained In King's Ilrlgade until Fehru ary or March, ISO!, wlien Hen. Turehln quested to linvo the Nineteenth Jll, (till old regiment) assigned to his command, and the writer bulloves that the other two volunteer regiment loft Klng'i i, ..i i., ... .i.., ,i . ii.i.. I....' in i(inii' ill. me sionii mm', jna wriwi cdalms that there were (Ive guns cup turod Instead of four, and that they wore captured by the entire brlgndo, Hut the principal work was done by the three volunteer regiments, and tint fifth gun was taken by the Nineteenth Illinois without aid from anybody, Tho enemy had dumped I he gun Into a crook, being closely pursued by lliti Nineteenth, who fished ft out the next morning, SlillnllliK Siiib, Congressman Winigli of I milium hai introduced a bill to build a 7fi,ti0fl inoiiuinent on tho Tippecanoe Jtattls Uround, near Lafayette, An equestrian statue of the Kmperor Frederick Is to be erected on the hlllg In Alsace on a spot overlooking thfl field of Worth, The statuo Is to cost 800,01)1), (Jon, flan m appeared before a Sub committee of tint House Appropriation! eoiuinllteo trd asked for an appropria tion for po'jhlons for tho nest fiscal year of (H I I, MO, ono, During the rebellion tho government bad son shlps-of-war, such its they Were, Ono of tho cruiser of to-duy eniihl luivc cleaned out tho ctillre lot, with tho exception, perhaps, of th monitors, Tho Ohio Soldier's Home, consisting of a fine ailiuliiislriitloii building, thir teen soldier cottage each accommodat ing fifty men, hospital, hull mid neces sary adjuncts, Is tho finest State insti tution of the kind In the Union. IT m;i;h ill :iu T ?fia tb l bit 4 ito'itlb p I be in s (je mew I (lbt Nina ratne lei tvt out It'bl nte I hilt the Its ,),,t 1,, ti 0 tti lite t uv t bud V tt tt 11 ibtm bttUi tii'tn tbil.lbttod. Jilik end lntd(e.p!5' tttnrblc liyt'llior, n Ni nndhwl it git tntftsttn I ttitft her, so t V5t tjtitte blot boil) Inteit'! In Ittcm, I bed sot-n from Ibe tstt tlmt ,1?n u we In bvo utitlt Niits, nod tlml Mm wo In Ittve with .! k, An I, In tiutli, I bud iMtuineeivtl "Hie tbvj,' Ibt-y i bIUhI Ihelr ettumji'iiiettl , .Lit k, bciit nn nr list, ttee.bl jut stub wontntt n Mitrt In look nil or hint: , little woman jitt lht wife fur n dron titer. 1 ont o UiniuM Dint iliti k w nnj-' lliina but pt itcilcitl, Hut nty ntliid lots t-tmngod, nud tliis is bow It nil eniiie nbmit. As I liitvo snid, it tvns diirlim Ilia third nionth of I heir piignjjetnenl Hint Nlnn elect ritied us nil by tbs'ldiiitf to bocoino nil noire, n slio said: "I do not intend to ko to .luck without n cent in my pockets, Ho is an oi l Int . Artists, young, nrtlsts, do not bnve over much money. There's no reason why I should not help to take euro of tho family," Then slip told me that she had al ready boon to seo the thontrlcnl man, and 1 1 ml been engnned for tlio star part in the new oiiora at n fair salary, And almost be'oie 1 know what I was about, 1 bad promised to see all tho newspaper nioii and have tlio Hun day piper tilled with now about; lior. Then she left me, and in a moment I was in my great coat and on my way to Jack's studio. 1 found him walk ing up and down, waving a pink noto in bis band, raving like a mailman, kicking hi easel and bis paints all over (lie lloor. ".lust listen to Ibis, will you," be exclaimed, after I bad sntisliod liini that I bad nothing to do with Nina's going on the stage, and then bo road ina tin) letter she had written to bini, It was in elfect what she had told mo. Their marriage wn. to bo postponed unt il she had mado a success and they could live In comfort. She was Hiiro, alio said, thai Jack would son it in tho duno light a she saw It, Hut it wit quite npiiareiit to mi that she had reckoned without lior host; and It wa quit e neciwsary lor him t o t oll mo that bo didn't "see it in that ilglit, not by u, , but why quota furl her, "Well," said I, alter lie had calmed down a little, "what are wo to do about It?" "Jo?" bo cried, rising from hi chair and drawing himself up in Hitch a dignified manner that despite tlio sit uation J almost laughed at tiltn, "I will command lior as lior future husband to uivo up I bis foolish idea: this insaiio Idea, 1 will show her how In going upon tho stage, she will ruin not only her social standing but will also insult mo," "And have you any Idea what effect that will have upon hurl"' "Tho desired euocl, to be sure," "It will not, It will inako her, II anything, tho mora determined to do a she has decided, She will quote to you tlio names of tiuiiioroii women who nro actresses and still retain their good name, Hbe will tell you that slut would rat Iter be Insiiltlngyou than becoming a burden upon you, llesldos, she I stngo-struck, and that Is a dis ease Incurable except, by time, How Old I Nina? About 187" "Yes," ' "You wore sfagu striick at that ago. I know I was, F.very man Is am) very few women escape," "Well!" "And now the only thing to tlo I to lot her go ahead and take Hit chances, Jf she makes a failure of It li will give It up, you may be sure," "Hut suppose she makes a hit?" "Then your life will lie ruined," The blow was cruel, For a moment ho hung his head, I t .bought I saw the lump in his throat. Then he looked up, Thorn wa a roitolutloti in hi eyes, "Hbe shall not suoeood," he said, J knew then that lie had thought out some scheme, "Anything that I can do to help you?"' asked, "Yes; do n she asks you, Have all tho pnpei filled with iilc.o notice about lior," "Hut that will" "Never you mind, Do a I ask of you, please, find lea ve tho rest to me, Kncourngn her, make her think that she Is a great actressthat the world i waiting for her debut, All will end well, I am sure," The next Sunday the paiior were filled with Nina, and soon they began to put out the bill posters with full length picture of her. I saw her but seldom, and then she talked of noth ing blither ambit inn, bow she was (iet ting along, I saw Jack once, 11 n seemed in excellent humor, and told Mio that everything wa going on Just as lie wanted It, Finally I be night of tho debut eamo around, The bone bad been sold at auction mid great price bad been realized. All the city wa talking about Nina: t ho paper wore devoted entirely to her, Jack sent me some seals and asked me to ho on hand early, I had an early dinner and was ttt the theater half an hour before the time for the curtain to go up. The bouse began to flil up early and by the time I bo overture began tbcro was hardly an empty scut to bo seen, I did not, see Jack, so determined ho was behind the scone. The cm tains went up, Nina came out and did quite well, Her voice wa far better than I bad expected,' nnd she did not appear nervous, In fact, I wa Indeed surprised when, i WfiP -rtrr lt rft Ibi'ff Itlt ftV t Hit t tsmt Wlited H' sm N nt tftt M- htVM MtH' !! fttfcMfn ed "PWy mi- tol l s.ti nftsi l," sbe si. V, ttu (be lbrf si U tl Ibe t'H'.it tttVt ,l )tt si !ti and I '! !! btt-a Ibfitttistit tip on Ibe .h on t Tht htt t-e,imttd tjttit t lest b tint d niter Not undo, niton tbrt ft butting tutlso a ltd J-f- son in a p-Mnt b"stt let li Ntim tnit'isl di'Situv j's's and 1 Ihnttfthl li toitt. utni J ai V rente titer In inn and sUi'ii-l itt.Mitt IHe nbmibb r. 'Ibtn t itty lis Uvntt," be ssid liW- f.tiiv, The art xtoitt on Tl'e attdii ttibml sbvsdv bivttn lo dttln lie end ball lbs si-sta were entpt y , Sum btk.M hits a n ibot end In mblod ttoiliHt I thittijibl she would bill In n Istnl. The a.i i-iided, Ibe tttttatn Wl, itiKlKitHy I bore vteitl tip too b atbutti nt bise ntid i nt t oils and gttiaits Hint I d ri tncnil.t i it lo inj itiitg day, Thbtt m l was ncei linished. 'llie curt .tin tt as i ion tip nnd I ttug down hardly live minute Inter. Mn faint ed ib'itd ittvay on I he slnue, end even Hit'ii the hinting did not stop, "She has bad enough tif it. Tho cure ha done its woik,"t t iid Jack to too, as he rushed on to Ibe stage, nnd, picking lior up in hi arms, cai l ied her to her dressing room. Half en hour later I heard Ittiti thanking half n do yon young men, who met him at t he stage door, and saw It I hi hand tbein several bank notes. Warren It. MoVelgh. SAVED FOUR UNION SOLDIERS, Th Cnlonal Took Pity on Them, filming TIiiih About to Dl. "Did I ever toll you how I once saved tho live of four Union soldiers?" said Colonel William (IroeuHtoretttlio other day, "Well, you see," he con tinued, "It was this way, John Miller of course you know John showed inn rt. Mix-shooter which Is a sort of heirloom in the family. Ill brother gave it to John, and their father gavo It to John's brother, and a fellow soldier in Morgan's command gave it to their fa ther. "One day during the war t hn origin al owner of the pistol was riding along tho road alone when six Yankee sol diers took after him. lie lit out as fast ns his horse could go but the Yankees kept gaining on him, His Ikii'hu wis fatigued, lit) having lust) gono a long journey, and the Yankee' horse wore fresh, After they had gone about a tulle, tho Yan kee gaining all the time, the Morgan man dashed around tho bend III the road, jumped olf bis horse, and took to the hills. "Jn a minute or two the Vanteo turned the bend and they too de mounted and took after the lleolng ('onfedorate, They came up to him, but In such a place that their number worn no advantage, The Morgan man leveled that six-shooter, every chamber being loaded, and killed "Jtlghfc here' concluded (!ol. Hterret, "I looked at John In a plaintive man lier, I knew John Intended to kill all six of those Yankee with the Mix shot in tho pistol, and 1 sort a took !iity on 'em, I didn't say a word; I ust looked at John appoah'ngly," llo lesltated, and thou said: "lie killed several of 'em and then made his es cape, That's how I saved tho live of at least four Union soldiers." Wash ington 1'ost. 8MB WON H8H POINT, And Hor Hubrtd Osy Hor Cart Bl.noh, for Expno, "Mary," ho said, a ho scowled lit her over the breakfast table, "John," she replied, fearlely. "Mary," ho said, "what kind of a hreakfat do you call thl?" "I call It nn excellent ono," sbo returned bravely. "You clot" ho exclaimed, "Well, I don'tl I think a ilttlo variety occasionally would ha a good tiling. I'o you reali.n that thl Im tho third morning thl week that wo have had con ed beef hali?" ' "Certainly, John." "And that we had corned beef for dinner yesterday and cold corned beef for supper?" "Of couro, John, You wanted mo to run llie house a economically a I could." "Yes, but-" "You said that the it mount of meat consumed In t hi house would bank rupt a hank president," "I know; but I-" "And that J ought to plan with more regard for Ibe expense," "Certainly, certainly, Mary; but hanuitall-" "1 ve been following your instruc tions," "Hut I don't like corned beef!" "1 know It, John," she sold in ft business-like way, "Tbit's what make It last so long, It keeps ex pense down splendidly, and, if you want" "1 don'tl" he exclaimed, "I dontl Jet tliein run nut You've got too good a biisluosN bead for anything outside of a boarding bouse '(Jhlonuo 'i'..;i. ...... i ..I,,,,,, Don't Wear Mr-Muff. Ear muff are bad thing for lbs ears, Habitual wearing of artificial protection makes the Interior of tho ear unnaturally warm, and on remov ing thn mulT the cold air penetrate the interior of the bead ami is apt lo cause t rouble, The man who habit daily wear ear mill? will bo curtain to take cold In his cars should be hap pen to forget and go out without them, and ear-ace and abscesso are A common result or these protectors, l'orsistciit use of tliein is almost cer tain, sooner or Inter, to bring on trou ble with tho enr and possibly with tlm bearing also (iiobo Democrat. m otiitm. INrMft1tN(1 ANOINUn NVAtMNtl HW 111! Vtltl A IHOjtl 'iSSt IMUtt Sllll mitH A rtt Ciioi I'ci lii nttH.A Hume A thiWl t . t v tt i tewt, Tbrt Olew i sAA U wl o lite,) lit ti iftmt. He Iml lnMt hie U.lio, sitl iiant now i " : i.mnij, fottttd II IttOiitivenit n lo tuottv H Hisitsiri-I bad one tlirtttba. k place nl rw'tdottee. ll long d and Imtiittt Itn lnf' I ttitily, w. Hot a place td n'tdottce. H long tb IsieefrtUtl Ibe Ml' h'tl, ett I lite let, having In go m btr lo hie for food, liniitdit not nUctys eitv lo Xippiy thr needs of hi giimlittf Until)', Oitettighl Installed down lb per. rt'lstaiislo Ihtd something for sup. per, lit tiiii sonmlfl thump, thump on every step, Any one lisloSiiitit could have Iten ril Iho putter ol hi (id through Hie ball. Hut everybody wo asleep. Tin' Killing room dour stood open, A the nil pnsm he llbtticed In, ami noticed a qiieerly shaped bag lying upon the table, Ho Went nearer io invest tgat it, and found a bag of lovelv fresh biscuit nt leost, ttto pounds! llormvnsa trcnuit) In deed! "Abal" cried Mr. Hat, sniacking hi lips; "I shall not. go down to the kitchen for supper loiilgbil" He rcllocted upon what be had bel ter do. Ho could not, parry the whole bug upstairs. If ho took the liiNcuits up one nt a time, ho would not bo able to secure all of them be fore he wa discovered. Must he Iimo this feast, and be content with tho two or t broo ho could eat before morn- Ho looked about the room, and hi eye fell upon the open grate, bare and li'reless. It wa only used In the cold est weather, "Just the tiling!" said tho wise rat, With a biscuit In Id mouth he ran nit the fl no, and found tlicreasplondld biding place. The chimney was filled wit h a bau of stra w, and behind It he secret ei I tlio biscuits, making many journeys, and leaving only enough in t bo bag to provide ci hearty supper for the young fats after hi exertion. The next morning there wa a great outcry among tho children. Home one bad eaten thoHWoolblnouitst The bag was empty I "Mice!" declared Aubrey. "NonsetiHe!" cried niirso. "No mouseno, nor ten mice could eat all those biscuit In otto niglitl" Hut nobody Nolved tho riddle, The rat family lived high for a week, and Mr, Hat grow fat from finding contli)' tint suppers at such short rouge, . At the end of the week there cam i big snow-storm, and t hen a hard frost, The house wa very cold, Mamma decreed extra lire, and Nflnry nf up stair to build n 11 ro In tho sitting room giato, "Don't forget Iho straw bag, Nan cy." said Nurse. "If put Into tho ( iiluiney to keep out tlio wind, but you must tako it down before you start the fire," Nancy pub her arm up the chimney to pull down tho straw bag. i (no end seemed quite loose, but the fit her was wedged In tight, Hbe ga v a ha rd tug, and tho bag came away so suddenly that she tumbled over backward, "My goodnoss!" cried Nancy, For alter tho straw bag followed a shower of soot, and then ft shower of curiously shaped object, which had once been while, but had grown gray and thou black In their biding place, Hut the parties feasting upon them had never hesitated upon (hat ac count. When sbo had examined thorn, Nancy called nurse, who was duly sur prised, and llioiisho ('illinium ctiu cl reii, who added "Ohs!" and "Abst" to suit the occasion, I "It's them lost biscuits, to be sure!" ' pronounced nurse, "Audit' that old garret rat that' done it-the wretch! I hear him come t hum pin' down them garret stair every iibdil," I'resontly the lire bia?,ed and roared up the chimney, and threw (bodies of light Into tho farthest corner. That night when tho old garret rat came down and saw it, bis heart sank down Into hi tons, He knew be would have to go all the way down to tho kitchen again to find a supper, Hi royal time wa ovor, Ilarjier'n Young I'eo pie, i Physical Training, Hoy of to day have great advant age In their physical training over those of even ten year ago, It I easily within the remembrance of l.h oso of us wtio have not been out of college so Very long, how Iho mere mention of football at homo brought down a storm of patctinl wrath, wblls unrelenting prohibition follow ed us back to sboul The gaum wa then an enigma, and the newspaper added horror k to the mystery by printing tblr ar.-ount of matche In a manner calculated to chill tho blood of any well-regulated house hold, ( iradililly a Ibe sou induced their parent to view the sport themselves, t be prejudice wore away, Tlio game funis favor in school from Maine to California, and the result I a genera tion of lad growing tip whose physi cal beauty and licaltii'iil condition put, ns of the last general ion toshomo. Our JO year old stripling, say Har per's Young People can outrow, out run, outsivim, outride and outdrive lis; give us point cm football, base bull, and tennis; and happily devoid of that sickly pallor peculiar to the student ot oiirday, know unite ns much, nit h tho ruildy glow of health in hi cheek, And yi-t there are to ba found come few that do not favor athletic for boyi! Tlio glorious in Ihiciii'o for good that sport hvu on th general education and welfare IMtuti M M(e It tttiam i nt ii.. mm ll i Mm Sarltt IS I t.i.4lli. iHteill, W..li t Jin Iri-Hitl. Fti-.if: t'tBitii lvi.-if, ti Vbli'l ml tl.S Int. (. ti !.!.!, t W' Vitttiwnt Is ifitn . tut If iiil tit t. tr I At th t t'ltntl riittii sMV.e ftiijwtnf j.ir.i t,l and til l tvt la (!,.. -l lit , , lh l tM ' I..I ttllM'd l St lit !(, h III e be Is tt. lvt.Ui. il tiUn .t snd liis l. te i f itv 'sr on Sll tvt)' cmvM,. bit !'!ll ILs MttTn hi mi o far Istivtul th etteset . the time i f W tHistn I In vtr iil S'f.,,! n-iing to tslin m tbst nt utji I ttt Uto Sun. ntliirsl tli.Uti Uk uMot'll I ''i1 tttc tTSM! ! ba . ' Ht 11 Is trt'i il nd lnl. ttiornittg Mil. (,n ,m jj (), rttiperor , veraitdn, ulii i'sltlv o!l. siHtottjin stif In pa-s, and, ot ttti t, i!m rttlt of ri bt bttltf, tthet Iwl ef- lit b"M Worn tntUi't veranda i-t'letilly choeiful. w l to wtuk iiiitVlulwrr " til oil hi bteiiktast , JL iirc'titistatictsnn llugir,? " nt crow the m.iHirii""''"" but, on thi ttivesnnt i hsnto.! tha looked tip, tjitttvl.'d ntW tha ml lied gnawing, The crows ceil. Premier log, end ro Ited together f,wttbilittt itieiiti then one of the pelr tf. into the veranda a few yard f n cw the dog and croaked at him ei I?,. once mole receiving no answer Inr' growl, After nt rolling casually roui." the veranda for a minute, to lot Jack settle down, the bit d Implied up si loiitly and swiltly and ga ve vho dog'a tail a cruel nip, That was too much; with ft howl of pain Jock turned upon hi torment or, and crow N0, 'J, who hod been patiently awaiting this op poi tiiiiilyi swooiiod down upon t ho done a ml carried It olf, You nevn' sa w a dog wear a look of such abject humiliation n did Jack when ho roc ogni.od how ho hud been fooled. Tho Churchman. A Hear Btory, 1 A veteran hunter of Iho North Car olina mountains I John Kelly, who ha trapped score of bear, Huvoral hundred doer, a thousand 'coon or more, and turkey, pheasants, au4 mink without number, "'H long go's I wa a boy," relate f Kelly, "I lo vrned to first fin' out what sort o' garnet 'twa 'font I tackled It. t I got th' lesson one night when I wn ?' out 'coon huiitiii' with my father an' ll brother. The night wa dark a a tur bar'l, I heard a hog squeal in a i thicket by ft big log. Our black 'coon dog was dud to catch hogs, an' I satdi 'Tigo ha got another hog, I'll . go In an' break hb' of utteli trick.' I gave Jim the light, pick ed tin a knot, and raiubt flui dog, an I thought, by tho nape of tho neck, llo had the hog by Ihn fore-shoulder pressed agin tho log, anN had eaten seven or clghi ttfjund of fivshoutof her back, an' she allvo an' kVkln' an' erjiiimtin' like mad. Walt. J vot blip hy the "i v J sum, uenmti 'mea?,' , foiniit tt tkil tMatt" hlt tH blin k b'tir, Ho groKd an'b't ftt tnj W an' w Inul a pretty lively tussel oe Wt till Jim brought tha axe an' ft llgl. ' ... - i . in. . t.- ' an atween iin we msnagonco spiii ina b'ar's head open, I In wa a big on weighed 41)0 pound. 'H alway well for a fuller t' flu' out whether ho'i tacklin' a hog 'r ft h'ir 'for ho tftcklM it," A Oaoaraohloal Aoroatlo A I ft city In Katma. II Is a city In Louisiana, C Is ft city In Wyoming. D i n, city In Maine, K I a city In Alahma, Y i ft city in Kentucky, 0 I a city m Massachusetts H Is a city In Connecticut, 1 1 a city In Indiana, J I a city hi Wisconsin, K I a city hi New Hampshire. Ii I a city In Michigan. M i ft city in Michigan. N I a city In Delaware, O i a city in California, V i a city in New Jersey, Q 1 a city lu Illinois, li I ft city In yrmof)t, H I a city tu Oregon, T I a city in Florida, 1 I a city In New York. V I a city In Mississippi, W Is a city In Khode Island, X Is a city In Ohio. Y I a city In Peniiysylvanil ', I a city in Minnesota. A Hoy'a Idaaa on Hraalh. A lit tlo boy in the North Hide pubtlo Hohool recently banded In to tho teacher his following composition on "Our Ilreathi" "Our breath 1 made offllr, If It were not for our breath wo would dlo. The breath keep going through our liver, our light and our lung, Hoys shut up In a room all day should not breathe; they should wait until they get out of door, Air in ft room ha carbonoclde lu It, and carbonoeldo I polsloiier t hnu mad dog, ( Uiee so, men wa shut up In a black hi' India, a carbonoclde got Into that there hole, and afore morning nearly every one of them wa dead, "(Jirl wear corset which sipioeze their diagram too much. (Ilrls can not run and holler like boy 'cause their diagrams are sijueezed. If I wa a girl I wo lid just run and holler o my diagram would grow, "That' nil on breath," Mlnuoono li Journal. Bxurolaa tha Horsaa. Tho horses nood occasional exercts , during the winter, and a short drive every day Is heller than ft long one once a week. It I mistaken kindness to walk a mile to tho postolflce when Iho horse ha not been out of thebarr for 2 1 hour. Hut do not let the;' sitind for an hour or two In tho r ' without blanket while you are sipping or trading. Drive o'terj, M moderatuly; blaiiket,..n.'U.yjli,Wnnin and clean olf the !,. . . trot back, and the tr4"'-1"?8V , . Ll,., .... ...n. ti to,,. "M etlvmmbMh limn much lon;,i,lllwl,1)n to tuMft strti, totM-iluti, Biwllo 4 v I I 1 I t t 't 1 r i J Tf r i.l,